In 2017, Plainfield, IL had a population of 42k people with a median age of 34.9 and a median household income of $121,746. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Plainfield, IL grew from 41,881 to 41,978, a 0.232% increase and its median household income grew from $116,896 to $121,746, a 4.15% increase.

The population of Plainfield, IL is 72.9% White Alone, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 7.41% Asian Alone. 17.3% of the people in Plainfield, IL speak a non-English language, and 96.4% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Plainfield, IL is $296,800, and the homeownership rate is 86.2%. Most people in Plainfield, IL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 34.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Plainfield, IL is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Plainfield, IL is $121,746. Males in Plainfield, IL have an average income that is 1.37 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,403. The income inequality in Plainfield, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.483, which is higher than than the national average.

Households in Plainfield, IL have a median annual income of $121,746, which is more than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $116,896 in 2016, which represents a 4.15% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Plainfield, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.483 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.351% growth from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even.

The 2017 the GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Plainfield, IL was Census Tract 8803.10 with a value of $112,346, followed by Census Tract 8804.21 and Census Tract 8804.19, with respective values of $101,799 and $93,465.

The following map shows all of the places in Plainfield, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

2.46% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Plainfield, IL (1.03k out of 41.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Plainfield, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Plainfield, IL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 21.8k employees to 22.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Plainfield, IL, are Management Occupations (3,179 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,935 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,846 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Plainfield, IL.

The most common jobs held by residents of Plainfield, IL, by number of employees, are Management Occupations (3,179 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,935 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,846 people).

Compared to other places, Plainfield, IL has an unusually high number of residents working as Law Enforcement Workers Including Supervisors (1.88 times higher than expected), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1.86 times), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (1.52 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Plainfield, IL grew at a rate of 1.16%, from 21.8k employees to 22.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Plainfield, IL, are Retail Trade (3,285 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,915 people), and Educational Services (2,195 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Plainfield, IL, though some of these residents may live in Plainfield, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other places, Plainfield, IL has an unusually high number of Utilities (2.02 times higher than expected), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1.35 times), and Retail Trade (1.3 times) industries.

97% of the population of Plainfield, IL has health coverage, with 77.5% on employee plans, 5.36% on Medicaid, 5.04% on Medicare, 8.48% on non-group plans, and 0.581% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the place of Plainfield, IL was $8,262 in 2014. This is a 4.44% increase from the previous year ($7,911).

Primary care physicians in Plainfield, IL see 1240 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.322% decrease from the previous year (1244 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1332 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 526 patients per year.

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Plainfield, IL was 34.9. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 32, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 46. But people in Plainfield, IL are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Plainfield, IL residents was 34.

As of 2017, 10% of Plainfield, IL residents were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Plainfield, IL was 9.53%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Plainfield, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Plainfield, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 669,904 Plainfield, IL residents, followed by India with 147,732 and Poland with 136,910.

As of 2017, 96.4% of Plainfield, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Plainfield, IL was 96.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Plainfield, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 6.48 times more White Alone residents (30.6k people) in Plainfield, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.72k Hispanic or Latino and 3.11k Asian Alone residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Plainfield, IL as a share of the total population.

17.3% of Plainfield, IL citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.5%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Plainfield, IL was Spanish or Spanish Creole. 7.41% of the overall population of Plainfield, IL are native Spanish or Spanish Creole speakers. 1.62% speak Arabic and 1.37% speak Spanish or Spanish Creole, the next two most common languages.

The median property value in Plainfield, IL was $296,800 in 2017, which is 1.36 times larger than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $287,100 to $296,800, a 3.38% increase. The homeownership rate in Plainfield, IL is 86.2%, which is higher than the national average of 63.9%. People in Plainfield, IL have an average commute time of 34.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Plainfield, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$121,746

Median Household Income

± $5,659

12.4k

Number of Households

± 730

In 2017, the median household income of the 12.4k households in Plainfield, IL grew to $121,746 from the previous year's value of $116,896.

The following chart displays the households in Plainfield, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2017, the median property value in Plainfield, IL grew to to $296,800 from the previous year's value of $287,100.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Plainfield, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plainfield, IL the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k - $400k range.

This chart shows the households in Plainfield, IL distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Plainfield, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Plainfield, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Plainfield, IL have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Plainfield, IL have a longer commute time (34.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.1 minutes). Additionally, 6.14% of the workforce in Plainfield, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Plainfield, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.